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Author Visit: Conservationist Bill Konstant

Jun 29, 2023 to Jun 29, 2023 7 - 8pm

Date: Thursday, 6/29
Time: 7-8p
Location: Shanis Auditorium
Ages: Teens & Adults

Jacket cover of Wrestles with Wolves: Saving the World One Species at a Time by Bill Konstant and headshot of the authorTickets: FREE Online registration required. Click here to register.

Description: Take a walk on the wild-side as UDPL hosts Author and Conservatiionist Bill Konstant to discuss his memoir: Wrestles with Wolves: Saving the World One Species at a Time. Bill Konstant is a career wildlife biologist and student of animal behavior. He has risen through the ranks of zookeeper and animal trainer to help create and manage conservation programs at several North American zoos. Bill has worked for such esteemed organizations as World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Wildlife Preservation Trust International, and Conservation International. He has served as a member of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since the early 1980s. In what he refers to as his semi-retirement, Bill writes in addition to serving as advisor to the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, Re:wild, and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.

Book sale and signing to follow, with books available for purchase.

Tickets: FREE Online registration required. Click here to register.

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